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	Christian emigration - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Christian emigration is the migration of Christian people from countries that have a high percentage and majority of non-Christians.
		The areas that have been hit hard by the Christian emigration are, the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and the Far East.
		Christians have also fled countries such as India and Pakistan, especially in response to the increased violence towards Christians after the start of the 2001 War on Terrorism.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Christian_emigration (231 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Christian Arab
		Christians, and in particular Greek Orthodox, have been particularly active in the Israeli communist party, a Jewish-Arab party which was until the late 1970s the only legal party in Israel that expressed the Arab national aspirations in the state.
		The fate of Christians in Israel and to a greater extent in the PA is closely connected to the ebb and flow of diplomacy.
		Christian emigration from the Middle East has increased because of political and economic hardship (from Lebanon since the 1975-1990 civil war, from the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories, from Iraq since the UN sanctions destroyed the economy) and because of Islamic fundamentalist pressure.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Christian-Arab (376 words)

	Israel and the Territories - Disappearance: Disappearing Christians of the Middle East - Middle East Quarterly
		Christians began migrating from Palestine during the late nineteenth century, both in search of better economic opportunities and to escape harsh Ottoman treatment and conscription on the eve of World War I. The Christians' concentration in towns, and their education in European missionary schools, facilitated their migration and settlement abroad.
		Based on the estimated numbers of Christians and on the official figures according to the PA census of 1997, the Christians form 1.3 per cent of the total Palestinian Arab population in the West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem) and the Gaza strip.
		This led to large-scale Christian emigration to east of Jordan and to the West, drastically reducing the size of their population in Jerusalem from 29,300 in 1944 to 11,000 in 1961.
	www.meforum.org /article/15 (5968 words)

	Christian Emigration - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Of the total Palestinian Christian population of Israel and the Palestinian territories, it is estimated that 35% has emigrated since 1967.
		Christians have also fled Pakistan, especially in response to the increased violence towards Christians after the start of the 2001 War on Terrorism.
		Many Chinese Christians have left China because of anti-Christian sentiment and discrimination in their homeland partly due to the communist rule, but also to popular resentment towards Chinese Christians for political or cultural reasons.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Christian_emigration (615 words)

	Christianity information - Search.com
		Western Christianity in the Middle Ages was characterized by cooperation and conflict between the secular rulers and the Church under the Pope, and by the development of scholastic theology and philosophy.
		As the European Enlightenment took hold, Christianity was confronted with the discoveries of science (including the heliocentric model and the theory of evolution), and with the development of biblical criticism (linked to the development of Christian Fundamentalism) and modern political ideologies such as Liberalism, Nationalism and Socialism.
		Christian mobs, sometimes with the government support, have destroyed pagan temples and oppressed adherents of paganism (such as the philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, who was murdered by a Christian mob).
	www.search.com /reference/Christianity (5248 words)

	Christians Fleeing Palestinian Controlled Areas
		Population estimates, made by Ibrahim Kandelaft, PA Chairman Yasir Arafat’s adviser on Christians and church affairs, and seen in the graph below, show a considerable decline in the number of Christians in the West Bank — from 35,000 in 1997 to 25,000 in 2002, a drop of 29 percent.
		The Christians in the West Bank are concentrated in two enclaves near Jerusalem: the Ramallah district with approximately 16,000 Christians and the Bethlehem district, including the small towns of Beit Jala and Beit Sahur, with about 9,000 Christians.
		In both areas, the Christians lost their majorities as early as the 1950s and 1960s when the West Bank was under Jordanian rule, mainly due to the settlement of mostly Muslim refugees as well as continuous Christians emigration and the Christians’ birthrate than the Muslims’.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/arabs/christianme1.html (741 words)

	More to the story of Christian emigration
		Palestinian Christian religious leaders and academics cite the 36-year-old Israeli occupation and the resulting repression and economic deterioration as a primary reason for Christian emigration.
		But emigration, the long process of exclusion and persecution is increasing, not least because of an increase in the number of violent attacks by Muslim extremists on Christian communities.
		Christians in the Palestinian territories have dropped from 15 percent of the Arab population in 1950 to 2 percent today.
	www.ccmep.org /2004_articles/palestine/010104_more_to_the_story_of_christian_e.htm (709 words)

	[Christian emigration] \| [All the best Christian emigration resources at informationhunting.com]
		The Forgotten Palestinian ChristiansOne of the myths perpetuated by Christian Zionists is that the alarming rate of Christian migration from the West Bank is due to threats from Muslims.
		New Christian Arab Web site launchedThe political conditions in the Middle East and their impact on the economy as well as the psyche of families has led many to seek better opportunities overseas; a fact that has made the phenomenon of Christian emigration a concern to...
		Of the total Palestinian Christian population of Israel and the Palestinian territories, it is estimated that 35% has emigrated since 1967 [2].
	www.informationhunting.com /Christianity/Christian_emigration (1070 words)

	Christian emigration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lebanon was once a Middle Eastern country with a Christian majority, but a mass wave of Lebanese Christians have migrated to the United States, Europe and Australia during the 1975-1992 Lebanese Civil War, in addition higher Muslim birthrates, Palestinian refugees, and the expansion of the Lebanese mandate into primarily Muslim lands.
		In Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born, was 80% Christian in the 1940s and 1950s.
		In China, it is against the law to practice Christianity due to the communist rule.
	christian-emigration.iqnaut.net (281 words)

	Christians in the crossfire
		With Christian towns on the front lines of military action and the Palestinian national movement taking on a new Islamic undertone, observers inside and outside the Holy Land say not just the Church of the Nativity but the Christian population itself is increasingly hostage to outside forces.
		For Palestinian Christians, they experience the same hardships as all Palestinians experience, and obviously many people are not prepared to stand this any longer and are seeking a more peaceful life and a life of greater opportunity for their family,” said Franciscan Fr.
		Kelley said Christians on the ground in Israel and the occupied territories are appalled by the lack of concern on the part of churches in the United States.
	www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/051002/051002i.htm (2801 words)

	Christian Chartists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nor, for that matter, in an otherwise overwhelmingly Christian era, was there a shortage of convinced atheists in the Chartist ranks – among them William Lovett, original author of the Six Points of the Charter, and the secularist G J Holyoake, who was later to play a prominent role in the co-operative movement.
		South of the border, Christian Chartism was slower to emerge, although the O'Neill came south from Glasgow and made some impression on the Birmingham Chartists, being appointed pastor of the Birmingham Chartist Church that opened on 27 December 1840 at Newhall Street.
		Christian Chartists were generally on the “moral force” wing of the movement, but this did not necessarily prevent them falling foul of the authorities, and Stephens was not alone in facing prosecution.
	www.chartists.net /Christian-Chartists (1702 words)

	Christians, Christmas and the Intifada by Drew Christiansen, America: The Catholic Weekly Magazine
		The shelling of the Christian enclave around Bethlehem, the propaganda offensive over Christian emigration, the prolonged dispute over the Nazareth mosque, the abolition of the Office of Christian Community Affairs, the repeated lack of police protection—these amount to a record of callous disregard toward Christians on the part of the Barak government.
		Christians must worry about the pattern of indifference to Christian concerns evinced by the overtly secular government of Ehud Barak, but they are by no means the special targets of Israeli animosity.
		Should the Holy Land’s Christians continue to suffer the loss of their rights to the point that the living Christian heritage is at risk of disappearing from the Holy Land, much of the burden for that unhappy outcome will belong to Americans.
	www.americamagazine.org /gettext.cfm?articleTypeID=1&textID=1897&issueID=341 (2547 words)

	The Forgotten – Christian Communities in the Holy Land
		Christians in Israel have a well-established history of participation in the development of a pluralistic society.
		Christian emigration has grown to such an alarming rate that some local churches have held conferences to find ways to stem the emigration flood.
		Christians continue to be suspect in Muslim eyes, and have been subjected to harassment, physical attacks, and property destruction, due in part to Muslim identification of Christianity with the West and Western values.
	www.take-a-pen.org /english/Articles/ChristianCommunities1.html (1239 words)

	PCUSA - Washington Office - Palestinian Christians gain recognition and reveal vulnerability
		Christian Palestinians have a significantly lower birth rate and find it easier to emigrate than do their Muslim neighbors and many continue to take the opportunity to join family in the United States, Latin America or Australia.
		Sabella wrote in January 2005 that, "the preference of Palestinian Christians is for a political system that is secular and for an economic and social system that gives preference to individual choices and free enterprise." He then reminds the reader that many Muslims show the same preference.
		Considering the causes of Christian emigration, Sabella writes that Palestinians not only worry about the lack of achievement of peace with Israel, but are also anxious about the social, political and economic system of the future state of Palestine.
	www.pcusa.org /washington/070606-palestinian-christians.htm (1688 words)

	Det hellige Land: Christian Emigration Seen as Weakening the Holy Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"The emigration of Christians from the Holy Land weakens the millenary Christian presence and transforms the political conflict of Arabs, Christians and Muslims on one hand, and the Israeli occupation on the other, into a religious conflict," the leaders said.
		In Jordan, Christians represent only 3% of the population, but their participation in the country's political and economic life is significant.
		Of the 26 Ministers of the present government, three are Christians and hold the key ministerial posts of foreign affairs, finance and water resources.
	www.katolsk.no /nyheter/2002/03/18-0009.htm (334 words)

	Emigration of Christians
		Christian emigration from the Holy Land is not a new story.
		Emigration is not caused by one single factor, but by many factors, most of which are experienced by the broader Palestinian population.
		Palestinian Christians belong to 15 churches and are concentrated in urban centers: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour and Ramallah.
	www.melkite.org /emigration.htm (4673 words)

	Christians in the Middle East, Coptic, Maronite - The Peace FAQ
		The objectives of such oppression is to reduce the influence of the Christian communities, and in certain cases, to reduce it physically.
		In Sudan, the stated objective of the ruling regime is to Arabise and Islamize the African Christian and Animist population of the south.
		Religious persecution of Christians in the Middle East has reached extreme forms of human degradation: In Sudan, abundant reports by international human rights organizations have documented the enslavement by the northern fundamentalist forces of southern African Christians.
	peace.heebz.com /christians.html (2026 words)

	Bartholomew's notes on religion
		Christian women testify that before 1993, security was such that they could walk the streets in safety.
		If Christians are being persecuted for their faith, then we wanted to document it and do all we could to stop it.
		Because there have been no opinion polls taken of departing Palestinian Christians, it is possible to claim that the recent wave of massive Christian emigration is a result of the Israeli occupation and the resulting political and economic instability.
	blogs.salon.com /0003494/2006/02/10.html (1436 words)

	C4RPME.org: Christians in the Middle East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Christian cemeteries have been defaced, monasteries have had their phone lines cut, and there have been break-ins at convents.
		Muslim conversion to Christianity is a crime in the PA • Muhammed Bak’r, a Muslim convert to Christianity, was jailed and tortured in a PA prison for distributing Bibles to Muslims.
		Christians are routinely threatened, arrested, imprisoned and tortured because of their faith.
	www.c4rpme.org /christians.html (1427 words)

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		The report further claims that "Islamic militants fearlessly harass Christian youngsters", adding that the PA has taken control of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, and other churches, and is pressuring Christian leaders "into serving as a mouthpiece for Yasser Arafat and opponents of Israel." Palestinian reaction to the radio news broadcast was swift.
		Police Sergeant Hala Harb, a Christian from Bethlehem, says that the presence of the police in the church is necessary in order to assist employees of the Ministry of Tourism in organizing the flow of the large number of tourists who visit the church each day.
		"Christian and Muslim emigration from Bethlehem has been taking place for the past one hundred years but because Muslims have more children, their emigration is not as noticeable as that of the Christians." The reverend also thinks that the increase in Christian emigration is due to the increasing disillusionment in the current situation.
	www.al-bushra.org /holyland/christian.htm (1295 words)

	Hill Message on McCaul/Crowley Resolution on Holy Land Christians-June 14, 2006
		Factors for the dwindling Christian population are varied and complex with the two major reasons being economic deterioration and the difficult political conditions due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
		Islamization of Palestinian society is a concern of Christians, whose preference is for a secular and pluralistic form of governance, but to date this concern has not been identified as a major reason for emigration.
		The presence of Christians and Christian institutions is an essential part of the rich history and common future of the land where Christianity began.
	www.cmep.org /documents/Hill_Message_MCcaul-Crowley.htm (1444 words)

	The Bureaucracy of German Emigration and Its Traces in German Archives
		The expectations are quite high, and it is often assume such a record includes biographical information on the emigrant, the port of embarkation and debarkation, the dates of departure and arrival and the exact destination in the country of settlement.
		The emigration is registered at the family register (Familien- register) which is kept by the local Lutheran minister for civil registration purposes (vol.
		Philipp is warned of the consequences of emigration (dangers at sea, risk of impoverishing in America etc.) but insists in his project.
	www.progenealogists.com /germany/articles/bureauc.htm (2067 words)

	Christian emigration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christian emigration is the migration of Christian people from countries that have a high percentage and majority of non-Christians.
		Of the total Palestinian Christian population of Israel and the Palestinian territories, it is estimated that 35% has emigrated since 1967 [2].
		Christians have also fled India and Pakistan, especially in response to the increased violence towards Christians after the start of the 2001 War on Terrorism, in addition to anti-conversion and anti-Christian laws enacted by many states in India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_emigration (583 words)

	Film Topic List Results : Video and Film Lending Library : Resources : AFSC
		One theme that the Bishop comes back to is that he wants Christians in the west to become aware that there is a Christian community in the Holy Land and that the current policies harm them as much as the greater Arab community.
		This Mission Helper Production focuses on two Palestinian Christian Women activists, Jean Zaru and Margaret Kashul, and their life and work in Israel and the Occupied Territories.Jean is the presiding clerk of the Quakers in Ramallah and co-founder of Sabeel.Margaret is a teacher and co-founder of the Legion of Mary.
		Olewine describes Christian emigration from the Holy Land and says that Christians are not leaving because of Muslim persecution but because of the ongoing occupation and the effects it has on people.
	www.afsc.org /newengland/bigcat/tpc.php?TID=268 (1982 words)

	Backgrounder: Leaving the Holy Land
		Many Christian Arab families are relatively wealthy, and thus can afford to send their children abroad to settle.
		Yet despite these examples, Christians (and particularly the tiny evangelical minority within the "Christian" minority) have reportedly found more to fear from the growing Muslim extremism in the disputed territories, especially with the growth of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
		Christians in the self-rule areas, facing Islamic activists on one hand and a Palestinian regime not known for its democratic practices on the other, would be forgiven for feeling unwelcome and uneasy.
	christianactionforisrael.org /medigest/jan99/backgrnd.html (831 words)

	Archdiocese of Denver - DCR - Opinion
		I then explained that the Holy Land had been a Christian territory for centuries, until it was conquered by the armies of Islam — and that the Crusades began in part as a response to Muslim marauders who were raping, robbing, and murdering Christian pilgrims.
		That the Christian holy places in the Middle East might, for the first time in history, become religious museums — places without living Christian communities — is a very real and very unhappy possibility.
		Christian populations are plummeting throughout the region; but the Christian population of Israel is increasing.
	www.archden.org /dcr/news.php?e=372&s=3&a=7828 (583 words)

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